Nazarbayev to attend Iranian president's inauguration

July 29 2013, 12:36

Iranian MP Sayed Mokhammed Yasrebi has announced the preliminary list of foreign leaders who will attend the inauguration of the newly elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani scheduled to take office on 3 August 2013.

The short list includes presidents of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Armenia.

According to the parliamentarian, leaders of Pakistan, Afghanistan, Lebanon, North Korea, Guinea Bissau, Togo and Tajikistan, three prime ministers, five speakers of parliaments and six foreign ministers will be visiting Rouhani's swearing-in ceremony.